Good morning loves and happy Pancake Sunday!
A couple of weeks ago, a little Nerdy Birdy asked me if I could whip up a batch of pancakes that would satisfy her cravings for the wonderful flavors of fall, yet not leave her gluten-intolerant tummy upset with her.
No grain? No Pain? No Problem! 😉
Filled with pumpkin spice and EVERYTHING things nice, you’d never even guess that they’re grain free!
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Maple Yogurt Sauce
By: Heather @Â
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
Keywords: fry breakfast gluten-free grain-free high fiber coconut flour brown rice flour pumpkin Pancake Sunday fall
Ingredients (Serves 1)
For the Pancakes
- 1/4 cup buckwheat flour (ground from buckwheat groats)*
- 1/8 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sodium-free baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/8 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon maple extract (optional)
- 5-7 drops liquid stevia or other preferred sweetener
For the Maple Yogurt Sauce
- 1/8 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
- 1/8 teaspoon maple extract
- 3-5 drops liquid stevia or other preferred sweetener
Instructions
For the Pancakes
1. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and coat with cooking spray.
2. In a bowl combine flours, baking powder, and pie spice.
3. In a separate bowl combine egg, yogurt, milk, pumpkin, and extracts.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir well.
5. Spoon batter onto skillet surface, forming 3 medium-sized pancakes.
6. Cook 5-6 minutes per side flipping when edges begin to stiffen.
7. Top with maple yogurt sauce, toasted pecans, and dried cranberries.
For the Maple Yogurt Sauce
1. Combine all ingredients, whisk until smooth.
Nutrition facts for pancakes, PRE toppings:
Now you can top your cakes with anything your heart desires, but really?
With a creamy maple-infused sauce like this…
Dripping down each pillowy spice-filled cake…
HOW could you turn away?
Oh Lord, I’ve gone and drooled all over myself!
Excuse me while I go change…and make another batch of these pancakes! 😉
What fall-flavored eats have you enjoyed this weekend?
